Overnight Success
Summary
- People often see my success as an overnight phenomenon, saying things like I "went Super Saiyan," but the reality is it's been a long journey.
- It's difficult to predict which specific effort or moment will lead to significant results in your career or business.
- Others might only notice the big breakthrough, but there's a foundation built with many small, unnoticed steps that come before it.
- What might appear as sudden success is actually the culmination of persistent effort and many contributions that finally paid off.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest starting small. Every big achievement looks like it happened fast, but it really comes from lots of small steps. If you're trying to grow your business or yourself, focus on the things you can do right now. Don't worry about making a huge splash all at once.
A good way of doing this is by setting up small goals. Think about what you want and break it down. What can you do today? Maybe it's just making a list of customers you want to talk to or reading a chapter of a book to learn something new. Do a little bit every day.
Remember, it's often hard to tell which little thing you do will make a big difference later. So don't skip the small stuff. It all adds up.
If you're working on your business, start with one part of it. Improve that part a little bit. Maybe make your website a bit nicer or offer better customer service. These things don't cost much money or time, but they are important.
For personal growth, think about what skills you want to get better at. Practice a little each day. It could be speaking, writing, or anything else. Small practice sessions stack up to big improvements over time.
Keep in mind that success takes time. Others may not notice all the hard work you're putting in until one day, it all pays off. So keep going, even when it feels like nobody is watching.
By focusing on these low-cost, high-value actions, you'll build the foundation for your overnight success, one small step at a time.
Quotes by Alex Hormozi
"you're blowing up one of my earliest friends said uh dude you you went Super Saiyan"
– Alex Hormozi
"that's how they described kind of like what what started happening"
– Alex Hormozi
"for me it was a very long path"
– Alex Hormozi
"you just don't know which Link in the chain might create the outsize return"
– Alex Hormozi
"the overnight success only looks like an overnight success in retrospect"
– Alex Hormozi
Full Transcript
all the people who've described My Success back to me said like dude you're blowing up one of my earliest friends said uh dude you you went Super Saiyan but that's how they described kind of like what what started happening but I mean for me it was a very long path you just don't know which Link in the chain might create the outsize return it's just that you see every other link or every other brick on the foundation before it happens and so it just never feels that way until it happens and most of the time the overnight success only looks like an overnight success in retrospect
